Skin damage associated with intravenous therapy: Common problems and strategies for prevention

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 390-401

  Thayer, Debra ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

adhesive application; adhesive removal; adhesive trauma; alcohol free barrier film; barrier integrity; contact dermatitis; infusion therapy; maceration; moisture associated skin damage; skin damage; skin integrity; skin stripping; tension blisters

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL REGENERATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROL; DESQUAMATION; DIAPHORESIS; DRY SKIN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LANGERHANS CELL; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MICROORGANISM; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PH; PRESSURE DRESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN CELL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STOMA; THERMOREGULATION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE; WOUND;

ADHESIVES; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SKIN;

EID: 84870434775     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: 15390667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e318270a91e     Document Type: Article

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